The pilot call Sustainable and Liveable Cities and Urban Areas organized by JPI Urban Europe and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), inviting interdisciplinary Sino-European consortia opened on January 31st, 2018.
Introduction
In answer to the global urbanisation challenge, NSFC and JPI Urban Europe have agreed to a long-term cooperation under the strategic theme Sustainable Urbanisation in the Context of Economic Transformation and Climate Change. The pilot call is a joint initiative of nine European funding agencies participating in JPI Urban Europe and NSFC in China.
In the call the following three thematic themes will be addressed: a) Reduce the adverse environmental impact of cities, paying special attention to the quality of air, water and soil, and municipal and other waste management; b) Access to safe, affordable, and sustainable housing, transportation and basic services; and c) Integrated policies towards inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change and resilience to disasters.
The call invites researchers from Chinese and European universities, research institutes, research and technology organisations (including municipal research institutes), cities and city planning departments, as well as European companies.
The total funding available in this programme is approximately M€ 9.35 on the European side, across the participating European funding agencies. NSFC will fund the Chinese part of all projects.
The call topics
1. Climate change and new urban economies
2. Transformation of energy systems and strengthen urban circular economies
3. Urban public administration and services innovation
4. Urban data management
The following projects have been approved:
MAAT: Multi-faceted valuation and administration of access to housing and transportation
SIRIUS: Sustainable, Innovative, Resilient, and Interconnected Urban food System
SIMETRI: Sustainable Mobility and Equality in mega-city Regions
STEP-UP: Socio-Techno-Economic Pathways for sustainable Urban energy development
U-PASS: Urban Public Administration and Services innovation for Innovative Urban Mobility Management and Policy
Financing Clean Air: The potential of Land Value Capture to secure sustainable urban development supporting air quality enhancement
DeSCIPHER: Sponge Cities within airshed and river basin management: integrating nature-based solutions to create sustainable places
SMUrTS: Sustainable mixed urban transit system with electric and conventional buses
RECREATE: Resource nexus for transformation to circular, resilient, and liveable cities in the context of climate change
HERMES: Integrated evaluation of energy saving, emission reduction potential and management strategies for urban road systems
UNCNET – Urban nitrogen cycles: new economy thinking to master the challenges of climate change
Q&A
Download the Q&A (PDF)
Webinar documentation
Powerpoint from the webinar April 3, 2018
It has been decided that the recording of the webinar will not be published. The questions in the Q&A during the webinar can be found in the Q&A PDF above.
Matchmaking platform
This is how the online matchmaking works
1. Register and create a profile by click on “Register now” in the upper right corner:
NB: make sure to write your e-mail and/or telephone number in the description
2. Find a possible partner to discuss the possibilities to form a consortium that can submit a proposal.
Participants schedule meetings themselves:
Participants can choose a time-slot when accepting a meeting and know immediately when it will take place.
NB: Registration until April 12, 2018
Go to the matchmaking platform
Partner search – find a partner for your consortium
Download: Partner Search Form Sustainable And Liveable Cities And Urban Areas
Partner search forms
Partner Search Form: Corinne Merly, BRGM, French Geological Survey
Partner Search Form: Iris Borowy, Shanghai University / Essex University
Partner Search Form: Maico Centis, Municialpality of Pordenone, Italy
Partner Search Form: Weiwei Ye, SYNYO, Vienna, Austria
Partner Search Form: Dr. Gudrun Haindlmaier, AIT, Vienna, Austria
Partner Search Form: Alojz Poredos, Slovenian Energy Association – SZE, Slovenia
Partner Search Form: Kate Milosavljevic, Nabolagshager, Oslo, Norway
Partner Search Form: Chengzhi Peng, School Of Architecture, University Of Sheffield, United Kingdom
Partner Search Form: Anna Zareba, University Of Wroclaw, Poland
Partner Search Form: Kristin Reichborn Kjennerud, Oslo Metropolitan University in Oslo, Norway
Partner Search Form: Weizhuo Lu, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Documents
> Download List of National Contact Points
> Instructions for drafting a proposal
> National Forms C Full Proposal Phase
> Registration: Consortium Overview Sheet
Call secretariat
If you have questions on the general call process and proposal submission, please contact the Call Secretariat:
LI Wencong, NSFC
Tel. +86 10 6232 7014
liwc@nsfc.gov.cn
Berry Bonenkamp, NWO
Tel. +31 70 34 94 416
b.bonenkamp@nwo.nl
Carolien Maas-van der Geest, NWO
E-mail: c.maas@nwo.nl
Telephone: +31 70 34 40 511
Funding agencies
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), China
Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), Austria
Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.-FNRS), Belgium
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), France
Ministry of Education and Science (IZM), Latvia
Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), The Netherlands
The Research Council of Norway (RCN), Norway
National Science Centre (NCN), Poland
Swedish Energy Agency (SWEA), Sweden
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), United Kingdom